Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008 Tatus têm sido envolvidos na transmissão da hanseníase e considerados como fonte de Mycobacterium leprae em muitas publicações. Médicos de partes dos EUA consideram o contato com tatus um fator de risco para hanseníase.
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Considering that the main route of Mycobacterium leprae transmission is the upper respiratory tract, detection of salivary antibodies can be a useful tool for diagnosing early infection.
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Estudos sobre a Lepra: II. Tentativas de cultura do Mycobacterium Leprae: (Coccothrix Leprae, Lutz, 1886), isolamento de um actinomyces de um Leproma: O Actinomyces Lepromatis, n. sp. (Amostra Hilda) [PDF]
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The role of red squirrels in leprosy dynamics in the United Kingdom: a critical review
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